Bundle protector



Feb. 20, 1923.

INVENTOR jifirzzee fz ATTORNEYS E. L. BRUCE, JR

BUNDLE PROTECTOR Filed June 10, 1921 State of Arkansas,

Patented Feb. 20,1923.

Miran star fffi I 1,445,932 crates...

EDWIN L. BRUCE, 'JR., 01? LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

BUNDLE PROTECTOR.

Application filed June 10,

. useful Improvement in Bundle Protectors,

of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to bundle protectors, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and effective device that can be readily applied to. bundles of strips, or the like, at the ends thereof to protect the strips during the handling incidental to the shipment of the bundles. j

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described that' can be produced cheaply and readily and which may therefore be discardedwith but slight loss when worn out in service.

A further object of-my invention is to provide a device adapted to be held in place at the end of a bundle by means serving also to bind the strips in the bundle together.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings, forming part of this application, in whichlgure 1 is a view showing the use and application of the device,

1* lgure 2 is an enlarged perspective of the device, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged view of a blank used in forming the device.

In carrymg out my invention, I make use of a sheet 1 of a suitable" material, such as cardboard. The sheet 1, which has been cut to a predetermined size with the opposite edges thereof straight and parallel, is folded along lines tparallel with selected opposite edges thereo to closely fit the sides ofa bundle 2 made up of a plurality of strips 3 of lumberor other material. he selected 0pposite edges referred to will then abut each other along their entire length and are held together by an adhesive strip 4. A slit 5 is made in the sheet 1 along each corner of the folded cardboard, and extends from the end of the cardboard which projects beyond the adjacent end of the bundle to a plane paral- .1921. Serial No. 476,464

lel with the end wall the bundle, abutting flaps-7-7 are provided, the flaps 7-7 being adapted to overlap the flaps 6-6 so that the ends of the strips 3 are covered and the extremities of the strips are encased of the longest strip in sheet 1 in the manner described. The flaps 6-6 and 7-7 are secured in the position illustrated in Figure 2 by an adhesive strip 8 which is arranged to extend along the sides of the box-like structure, as best seen in'Fig. 2. 'At each junction ofadjacent sides of the box-like structure or protector, a notch 9 is provided. Thesenotches are preferably arranged in the same plane and adjacent to the open end of the protector. A wire 10 is passed around the protector in .position to engage the strips 3 or the portions thereof exposed by the notches 9. The wire'lO is tightened, as by twisting the ends thereof together and has the double function of holding the protector in place and of aiding in the binding of the strips 3-into the bundle 2.

From the foregoing description ofthe various parts of the device, the operation whereby abutting flaps 6-6 and I in the box-like structure formed from the thereof may be readily understood. While I T practice the protectors It will beun-' the longer strips are usually split or broken at their ends as a result of the handling received while the bundles are being transported from. place to place. When my improved protector is arranged at each end of a' bundle, the ends of the strips in that bundle are efiectively protected. The protectors are held in place by the same wires or other flexible members that are employed to tie the strips together. After the shipment has been completed,"the protectors may be removed and packed into a compact package for re-' turn to the shipper for further use or ma be replaced at a slight cost. I claim 1. A device of the character described comprising a casing adapted to snugly fit and cover the end of a bundle of wood strips or the like, said casing being formed with a double end formed by overlapped laterally bent portions of the side walls, and provided p with an opening at each intersection of the side walls arranged to enter adjacent the open end of the casing, and a flexible member adapted'to encircle the casing and contact and grip said strips through said openings, whereby said strips may be held in close proximity one to another and said casing retained in posltion.

2. A device of the character described comprising a single sheet of cardboard slitted and folded to form a casing open at one end and adapted to snugly fit a bundle of strips at an end thereof, said casing being rovided with notches through the sheet at the lines of folding and adjacent to its open end, means for maintaining the sheet in folded position, and a flexible member adapted to encircle the casing and to engage the strips through the notches to bind the strips and to hold the casing in adjusted position on the strips.

EDWIN L. BRUCE, JR. 

